Triple Crown hero American Pharoah has been named the 2015 Longines World’s Best Racehorse at a ceremony in London.

 

It was one of more bizarre moments of the year, an incident that left an asterisk on one of the biggest Flat races of 2015.

Eagle Top will defend the honour of British older horses when he lines up for the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on Sunday, as red-hot favourite Treve was eased to odds against with a number of firms yesterday.

Jockey Chris Hayes feels Sole Power has a good chance of breaking his Qatar Prix de l’Abbaye hoodoo should conditions continue to dry out at Longchamp.

Thierry Jarnet has dismissed claims from Golden Horn’s owner-breeder Anthony Oppenheimer that his star colt could beat Treve “easily” in Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

Forty years since that epic duel with Grundy and Bustino, Ascot racegoers were treated to another genuinely spectacular finish to the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes on Saturday.

Treve took another giant step forward in her bid to win the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe for an unprecedented third time as she dispensed of old adversary Flintshire in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud at the Paris track.

French raider Epicuris has his sights set firmly on the Investec Derby as the field for the Epsom Classic began to take shape yesterday.

The Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud remains the intended next port of call for Treve after the French superstar took her comeback run in her stride.

Wonder mare Treve set out on the road to an unprecedented third Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe with an impressive victory on her eagerly-awaited return in the Prix Corrida at Saint-Cloud yesterday.

The Tony Martin-trained Quick Jack has been cut to 6-1 favourite (from 7) with the sponsors for Saturday’s Betfred Cesarewitch after standing his ground yesterday for the marathon handicap.

Treve contrived to make a comeback nothing short of remarkable for a second consecutive Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in a moment at Longchamp which will stand alongside those through any era of France’s most prestigious race.

Taghrooda can use last year’s stunning Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe heroine Treve as inspiration as she aims to defy the same seemingly unfavourable draw in Paris tomorrow.

Three-time winner Frankie Dettori is increasingly likely to be teamed with Aidan O’Brien’s number-one hope Ruler Of The World as he bids to make his 26th ride in the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe a winning one on Sunday.

Adelaide, an unlucky-in-running third in the Prix Niel at Longchamp on Sunday, will be trained for a tilt at the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley on October 25.

Treve’s already perilous grip on Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe favouritism was firmly loosened at Longchamp yesterday as Criquette Head-Maarek’s star could finish only fourth in the Prix Vermeille.

A new chapter begins with an old associate for Treve tomorrow as she makes her comeback under Thierry Jarnet in the Prix Vermeille at Longchamp.

Jockey Thierry Jarnet insists Treve still possesses "a lot of quality" when the partnership is reunited in the Prix Vermeille at Longchamp on Sunday.

William Buick will partner Romsdal in the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster at Saturday.

Frankie Dettori has lost the ride on Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Treve and will be replaced by Thierry Jarnet in the Prix Vermeille on Sunday, at the request of trainer Criquette Head-Maarek.

Dual Galway Festival winner Rebel Fitz is likely to miss this year’s meeting after suffering a minor setback.

Superstar filly Treve will undergo a thorough examination after returning to France today following her disappointing display in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes.

She was not the lady most expected to be winning the Prince of Wales’s Stakes but The Fugue gave another reminder of how she must never be underestimated after receiving a Royal Ascot coronation in a record-breaking time yesterday.

Day two of Royal Ascot was seen as generally honours even between punters and bookmakers, despite a number of well-backed winners.

Bookmakers were left reeling after day one of Royal Ascot as brilliant milers Toronado (pictured) and Kingman led the way for punters.

Bookmakers will be shouting for a couple of shock results on the first day of Royal Ascot to kick-start what promises to be the biggest betting week of the summer.

I absolutely adore Royal Ascot and am very much looking forward to the next few days.

Cirrus Des Aigles turned in a masterclass from the front to gamely account for Olympic Glory in the Prix d’Ispahan at Longchamp yesterday.

Draco can land the Bumper at Punchestown this afternoon for Aidan O’Brien and his daughter, Sarah.

I’m Yours executed Dermot Weld’s well-laid plan to give the in-form trainer another victory in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Victor McCalmont Memorial Stakes at Gowran Park yesterday.

Frankie Dettori believes unbeaten Arc heroine Treve may have improved again over the winter.

Breathtaking Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe heroine Treve and Australian wonder mare Black Caviar have been officially crowned the joint-highest rated horses of 2013 following the publication of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings.

Criquette Head-Maarek has confirmed her incredible Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe heroine Treve will stay in training as a four-year-old to defend her Longchamp crown.

What had been billed as the most fascinating and complex Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in some years was simply reduced to a one-horse show as Treve offered up a quite astonishing performance in Paris yesterday.

Moonlight Cloud produced arguably the performance of the day as she came from last to first to land the Prix de la Foret at Longchamp.

Criquette Head-Maarek insists that stall 15 will be “no problem” for Treve as the unbeaten filly bids to beat the statistics in tomorrow’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (3.15) at Longchamp.

Ante-post favourite Orfevre has been drawn in stall eight for Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, but British raider Al Kazeem will have to race widest of all after being drawn in 18.

Frankie Dettori has been ruled out for the season after he fractured his right ankle at Nottingham today, the jockey’s business manager Peter Burrell has said.

Orfevre sauntered to back-to-back victories in the Qatar Prix Foy with an impressive display in the Longchamp Group Two yesterday.